QRWA Butterfly & Bee Garden Hosts Midsummer Celebration
Roy Zartarian
royz at royzartarian.com
Tue Jul 12 07:02:18 EDT 2011
The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association is hold a midsummer celebration
at its bee and butterfly garden on Sunday, July 24. Information about the
planned activities appears below.
Roy Zartarian
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*About Our Guest Speakers ...*
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*A monarch caterpillar pays a visit to the Butterfly & Bee Garden.*
*[image: Eagles on Hanover Pond]*
*A pair of Bald Eagles honors us by perching in a tree on Hanover Pond. Good
fishing is close by.*
*Snapping Turtle selects B&B Garden for nesting; even she knows it is a
great place for planting.*
*Other Views In & Around Our Waterfront Setting...*
*[image: Boat House]*
*New overhead door in boat house makes launching directly onto Hanover Pond
a delight.*
[image: View from Bridge]
*Looking up river from the famous Red Bridge in South Meriden. *
*Flag raising ceremony in honor of VFW Post 585 for their donation of a
flag, flagpole and bench. Stone base built by QRWA member & mason Frank
Basch. *
[image: benches]
*Justin Pelletier created a sitting area at entrance to garden for his Eagle
Scout project.*
*QRWA Butterfly & Bee Garden Hosts *
*a Midsummer Celebration*
*Sunday, July 24th, 2011*
*Noon to 5:00 p.m.*
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*The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association's Butterfly and Bee Garden will
host a free public Midsummer Celebration on the grounds of the QRWA
headquarters at 540 Oregon Road, in South Meriden, on Sunday, July 24th,
from noon to 5:00 p.m. *
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*The event will offer an array of entertaining and informative family
activities for those with an interest in gardening, butterflies,
environmental preservation, music, and, of course, summer fun. *
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~Activities for All Age Groups~
~Entertaining & thought-provoking speakers~
~Brass and orchestral performances by the Central Connecticut Civic Youth
Orchestra Summer Program~
~Children's activities, including a butterfly-egg hunt, face painting and
craft tables~
~An eclectic mix of
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~Canoe rides will be available from QRWA members for a nominal fee~
~Food and beverages will be available for purchase~
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And join us for our Midsummer Celebration!
For More Information About Our Speakers Scroll Down ...
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*Jim Sirch*
[image: Butterfly]
Education coordinator at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, will offer
his popular visual presentation, "Filling Your Garden With Colorful
Butterflies," discussing the importance of butterflies in the garden, how to
identify local species and information on which plants offer the best
sources of food for butterflies.
*Katherine Dugas*
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Entomologist Katherine Dugas
will give a tour of the QRWA Butterfly and Bee Garden, offering in-field
insect identification, and an overview of beneficial and detrimental
species.
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Kathy Olson
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Better known as "The Bee Lady,"
will present bee-related materials
and interact with audience members on the industrious honeybee. Her
entertaining program gives audience members a look at the lives of bees and
an understanding of how they interact with each other, their environment
and, most of all, people.
We look forward to seeing you and sharing in the celebration to give thanks
to ALL who have donated and volunteered to make the QRWA Butterfly and Bee
Garden a wonderful place in our community; a place to reflect, inspire or
just *bee...See you on the 24th!*
[image: Garden]
For more inforamtion or questions regarding our Midsummer Celebration,
please contact JoAnne Grabinski, QRWA Butterfly & Bee Garden Coordinator, at
(203) 235-0775.
QRWA is the only organization dedicated solely to the restoration and
enjoyment of the Quinnipiac River and its watershed.
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